We are more sympathetic to the second criticism.

We have always been concerned with the various approaches to achieving peace in the Middle East.

We have long admired the courageous leadership of President Mandela in his country apos s struggle for freedom.

By demonstrating resolve, we can improve the tragic living conditions of millions of women, men and children.

In this context, we have indicated our interest in becoming a member of the Security Council for the period beginning 1996.

In order to be constructive and helpful to the whole process, we went along and stated our acceptance on the condition that the Turkish Cypriot side would also accept this document.

Mr. Chung Ha Yoo (Republic of Korea) One year ago in this very forum we were deploring the tragedy of the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As a people, we are also grateful we showed unquestionable loyalty to America, the self proclaimed champion of freedom, throughout the extremely long three years of Japanese occupation during the Second World War.

Canada, as a committed multilateralist, has always tried to be a constructive force in this forum, and we have shown flexibility in adjusting our preferences to accommodate the views of others in the interest of the common good.

We have already made, or are prepared to make, contributions to solving various practical questions, including housing problems of the returnees, and assume that this will contribute to the rapid completion of the withdrawal of troops from Estonia and Latvia.

We are grateful to our friends, who have promised housing construction aid in excess of 200 million, and we are prepared, with the help of these partners, to mobilize our construction industry towards this end.